Downtown diners have another option for lunch with the well-regarded Rx resuming mid-day service as of last week.

The restaurant, which features a menu that can change daily depending on availability, dabbled with a lunch offering after opening about six months ago. Executive Chef James Doss says they decided to suspend that, however, to focus on getting the dinner menu dialed in. “We kind of took on more than we could really handle at first,” says Doss.

Fast forward a few months though, and Rx has found itself becoming one of the top tables in town. Operating on all cylinders, Doss and co-owner Josh Novicki felt the time had come to revisit lunch. The menu features some pared-down versions of dinner dishes like their their luxe interpretation of shrimp and grits ($15), but they also have an order of Bright Leaf hot dogs served all-the-way with fries ($6). “It’s our one kind of dirty vice,” Doss says with a laugh, noting that he and Novicki both share fond childhood memories of the distinctive red franks.

Lunch hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and Rx (located at 421 Castle St.) is still serving brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The daily-changing menu can be found on their facebook page.

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